Seeking the best SRI and Corporate Governance analysts in the world

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Extel WeConvene and www.sri-connect.com announce that the IRRI 2014 Survey is now open for voting and that this year’s search for the best SRI & Corporate Governance analysts in the world is now underway. The IRRI 2014 survey (Independent Research in Responsible Investment) identifies and rewards the SRI and Corporate …

Rewarding the Work of Democracy: The Case for TimeBanking

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

  Rewarding the Work of Democracy: The Case for TimeBanking by Edgar S. Cahn. Ph.D. Founder, Time Banking; Co-Founder, Antioch School Of Law, Washington, DC Ethical Markets Media Advisory Board Member  This paper is an exploration of the contribution that TimeBanking, a medium of exchange with its own unique characteristics can, and …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Carbon storage recovers faster than plant biodiversity in re-growing tropical forests

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Carbon storage recovers faster than plant biodiversity in re-growing tropical forests Posted: 05 Nov 2013 04:46 PM PST A new study of re-growing tropical forests has concluded that plant biodiversity takes longer to recover than carbon storage following major disturbances such as clearance for farming. …

IBM’s Internal Crowdfunding Initiative Promotes Employee Innovation

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Wednesday, September 25 Top Stories Visit Our Site Follow Like RSS IBM’s Internal Crowdfunding Rewards Employee Innovation — We take a look at an internal IBM program that makes use of crowdfunding to help Big Blue stay innovative. The initiative was first implemented during summer 2012. Since then, it’s been tried at two …

CrowdSourcing.org: The Costs and Benefits of Open Innovation

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Top Stories Visit Our Site Follow Like RSS Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Open Innovation — What are the costs and benefits of open innovation? We spoke to industry experts to find out what the less obvious costs and benefits are, and how to maximize the potential of an open innovation campaign. …

CrowdSourcing.org: The Crowd Pushes to Transform NYC’s East River

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

Top Stories Visit Our Site Follow Like RSS Plus Pool: The Crowd’s Push to Transform NYC’s East River — Plus Pool is a civic initiative (and crowdfunding campaign) to install a floating pool in the East River. If it succeeds, Plus Pool would not only provide a safe, surreal place for New Yorkers …

Massolution Releases the 2013CF Crowdfunding Market: Software & Solutions Report

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

  2013CF Crowdfunding Market: Software and Solutions Report — Earlier today, Massolution published its 2013CF Crowdfunding Market: Software and Solutions Report. It is a definitive guide to available crowdfunding software and solutions providers. This clear and concise report will guide you to the choices for building the platform you want, whether it …

GreentechGrid: Talking to Machines: 3 Ways to Unlock the Potential of M2M

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

  April 21, 2013 EDITOR’S NOTE: Silver Spring Networks (SSNI), the Silicon Valley smart grid networking startup that went public last month on the strength of its U.S. smart meter deployments, has now staked a claim in the U.K.’s $7.5 billion plan to install smart meters in every home. That’s according to Businessweek, which …

The Future Path of Capital Formation

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

NowStreet Infographic JOIN US AT UPCOMING EVENTS! Crowdfunding Shark Attack Where crowdfunding experts (“sharks”) provide entrepreneurs (“bait”) with the tools necessary to successfully crowdfund their business ATLANTA April 18, 2013 REGISTER HERE   Capitalize on Financial Innovation Sign up for NowStreet’s Free Webinar Channel! Our next webinar, “Preparing Issuers for equity-based Crowdfunding” will drill …